Market Overview

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick RecapDow 19000 and S&P 500 2200. The rally continues, just, as the data and Trump support the market even as traders bet the Fed is lock – and more....

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsEconomic EventsThe US dollar was losing steam as it almost tested 100.6, falling short by rebounding off 100.71 on the US Dollar Index. The positive news...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsBriefingThe most important thing right now is that I need a strong, aromatic, smoking cup of delicious coffee…Recent UpdatesI don’t usually do...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesThe US stock market climbed again overnight to close at record highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.47% higher at 18,956, just shy of 19,000, while...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick RecapThe yen is at 111 and the euro is off its highs but the US dollar is generally a little softer as EM and commodity currencies show some signs of strength....

Originally published by Chamber of Merchants"The Patron" is a new series by Chamber of Merchants that follows a beginner investor trying to turn $10,000 in to $20,000 in less than a year. Click here...

Investment markets and key developments over the past weekThe past week saw US shares gain 0.8% and Japanese shares gain 3.4% as bond yields and the US dollar continued to push higher as investors...

Global Markets The major theme last week was a follow through of “Trump trades”, which entailed a further surge in bond yields, a stronger US dollar, and equity rotation toward sectors...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesIn Europe German producer prices which exclude the more volatile items such as food & energy (MoM Oct) beat forecasts, up +0.7% compared with -0.2% prior...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick RecapDollar-Yen above 110, Euro below the trendline that stretches back to 1999, and the US dollar index at the highest level since 2003 is not a combination...

Let’s start with a fundamental message: don’t buy index in Australian small companies. We have found that there are eight key factors that time and again consistently distinguish a truly...

Global monetary authorities are continuing to engineer a low bond yield environment in an ongoing effort to stave off the onset of economic stagnation. Against this backdrop, interest in...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsChina, Japan, Saudi Arabia Resume Dumping US BondsDuring US trading, the bond market sell-off woke up from its two day rest and continued to sell off. Who...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick RecapSometimes, and in so many ways, markets feel like Topsy Turvy Land in Enid Blyton’s Magic of the Faraway Tree. So some might wonder why when Fed chair...